Case Report
Survival Following Extreme Hypernatraemia Associated with Severe Dehydration and Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Blood laboratory values over the initial 96 hours.
| | Hours post presentation | | 7 days prior | 0 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 96 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 141 | 191 | 182 | 171 | 162 | 152 | Corrected Sodium (mmol/L) | 141 | 202 | 190 | 175 | 163 | 153 | Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 29 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 23 | Chloride (mmol/L) | 102 | 143 | 158 | 154 | 143 | 128 | Urea (mmol/L) | 5.4 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 17.9 | 16.0 | Creatinine (μmol/L) | 107 | 200 | 164 | 185 | 139 | 112 | Glucose (mmol/L) | 6 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 9 | pH | 7.4 | 7.31 | 7.41 | 7.28 | 7.41 | 7.51 |
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